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Trainers Task Force About Us
The Financial Empowerment Network (FEN) is a nonprofit 501 (c) 3 collaborative of
The Financial Empowerment public, private, and nonprofit organizations in Washington state dedicated to
Network (FEN) convened in 2018 a helping low and moderate-income people become financially stable.
regional Trainers Task Force to vet
existing curricula, develop criteria
for trainers, review and recommend Since FEN’s inception in 2006, spearheaded by the active leadership of the City of
Seattle, Washington Appleseed, and The Seattle Foundation, we have become a
workshop pricing strategies, and to
provide advice for continuing prominent force in the region for financial empowerment resources and
financial education for nonprofit education.
professionals in Washington state.
Our Vision
Based on a six-year history of We envision communities where low- and moderate-income individuals and
retrospective evaluations and families can achieve financial well-being.
surveys collected, FEN saw a
growing need to build on 2011
financial empowerment workshop Our Mission
developed to assist organizations in We advance financial empowerment through partnerships that support access to
integrating financial empowerment affordable, effective, and relevant services, products, and other resources.
into their service delivery.
Our Process
Staff from more than 70 agencies, We serve as a liaison and broker to create connections, disseminate
from as far north as Bellingham and
as far south as Vancouver, have evidence-based and promising practices, and bring resources to a network of
attended FEN workshops. providers to integrate financial empowerment into other services including,
anti-poverty strategies.
This catalog is a compilation of
workshops offered over the six Board of Directors: Grace Adriano, King County Housing Authority; John Babauta,
years and new courses introduced Addison Avenue Investment Services; Jerry DeGrieck, Public Health Seattle and
by the Task Force members. King County; ; Michael Dotson, Banner Bank; Becky House, American Financial
Solutions, Rishabh Jain, Navia Benefit Solutions; John Kim, Pacific Hospital
Task Force members include: Preservation & Development Authority; and Jeff Friend, City of Tukwila.

Alice Coday
Financial Empowerment Network Initiative Chairs: Lydia Assefa-Dawson, King County Housing Authority; Becky
House, American Financial Solutions, Tom McKay, Northwest Justice Project; and
Lydia Assefa Dawson Linda Taylor, Urban League.
King County Housing Authority

Becky House
American Financial Solutions

Carmen Marttila
Jr Achievement of Washington

Liz Myntti
Lower Columbia Cap

Devin Stubblefield
Faith Finance Center

Project funding provided by the Washington Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) 12

The Financial Empowerment Network is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization. Tax ID 82-2691437
Mailing Address: 12819 SE 38th St #304, Bellevue, Washington 98006 ● www.financialempowermentnetwork.org
For more information contact info@everyoneiswelcome.org